Growth point explained

A growth point is a technical term in cognitive linguistics and gesture research. It refers to the earliest beginnings of a spoken utterance in the mind of a speaker, combining the beginnings of a mimetic gesture with the preliminary verbal expression of the person's thought.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. D. McNeill, S. Duncan, J. Cole et al. 2008. Growth Points from the Very Beginning. Interaction Studies 9: 117-132.
2. McNeill, D.1992. Hand and Mind: What Gestures Reveal about Thought. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press